Marine cleat with fastener retention

A marine cleat for securing a line to a structure, the marine cleat comprising:

• a cleat body configured to operably couple to a mounting surface of the structure, the cleat body comprising:
• a top side including a cleat head extending away from the top side and having a first projection and a second projection extending in opposite directions along the mounting surface, the cleat head being configured to receive a portion of the line;
• and
• a bottom side having a first fastener retention slot and a second fastener retention slot, the first and second fastener retention slots each having:
• an insertion cavity that is configured to receive a head of a fastener therein;
• and
• a retention end that is configured to laterally receive the head of the fastener and fix the fastener in both axial translation and axial rotation with respect to the cleat body,
• wherein the insertion cavities of the first and second fastener retention slots are positioned outwardly from the retention ends.